I got a paid position offer and I wondering what to charge. The project is a logo design and then a bit of concept art. Would $50 for a flat free for all services rendered be a good price?
Also, what are some of the normal pricing for this kind of stuff?
How much time do you pretend to spend working on this? Take that into account when pricing.
Also, what are some of the normal pricing for this kind of stuff?
This is really hard to answer.
For example, professional artists earn around ~70k-75k per year (salary report), that is ~300 $ working day. Freelancers will demand more (they need to cover more costs). But if you want to demand this sums you really should be as good as them (art like gears of war, darksiders etc.).
It really depends on your skills and what the customer want to pay. $50 might be nothing or too much. Who is your customer ? A small hobby project has most likely not much to spend, whereas a studio will pay much more, but will demand an accordingly higher quality.
If you are a rookie, try to figure out what payment would be enough to make your work worth for yourself. Then try to negotiate with your customer. Best to ofter a portfolio, so that the customer is able to estimate the expected quality.
I haven't done commission and am still debating my first pricing stuff, but to me $50 seems low. I would guestimate the hours you'll spend and multiply that by some hourly wage ($7.25 is Federal minimum wage in the US, so something above that) to get in the ballpark.
How much time do you pretend to spend working on this? Take that into account when pricing.
I'm not sure how much time I'll be spending on it. That's why I figured, being that I'm a student, I could give him a flat price to pay and I'll just work until the project is done.
Also, what are some of the normal pricing for this kind of stuff?
This is really hard to answer.
For example, professional artists earn around ~70k-75k per year (salary report), that is ~300 $ working day. Freelancers will demand more (they need to cover more costs). But if you want to demand this sums you really should be as good as them (art like gears of war, darksiders etc.).
It really depends on your skills and what the customer want to pay. $50 might be nothing or too much. Who is your customer ? A small hobby project has most likely not much to spend, whereas a studio will pay much more, but will demand an accordingly higher quality.
If you are a rookie, try to figure out what payment would be enough to make your work worth for yourself. Then try to negotiate with your customer. Best to ofter a portfolio, so that the customer is able to estimate the expected quality.
I appreciate the advice.
I haven't done commission and am still debating my first pricing stuff, but to me $50 seems low. I would guestimate the hours you'll spend and multiply that by some hourly wage ($7.25 is Federal minimum wage in the US, so something above that) to get in the ballpark.
I think that's the best advice I've gotten. I'm going to vote you up. :)
($7.25 is Federal minimum wage in the US, so something above that)
Something *considerably* above that, IMHO. You get payed $7.25 to flip burgers at McDonalds (and in many states, even they have to pay you more than that).
As a 16 year-old I used to charge $15-20/hour for basic web design/development. I wouldn't necessarily advise selling yourself too much lower than that.
Something *considerably* above that, IMHO. You get payed $7.25 to flip burgers at McDonalds (and in many states, even they have to pay you more than that).
($7.25 is Federal minimum wage in the US, so something above that)
As a 16 year-old I used to charge $15-20 for basic web design/development. I wouldn't necessarily advise selling yourself too much lower than that.
Well thanks for the advice. I'm so glad I made a profile here at GameDev
What I decided was that I would charge him $10/hr since I'm just a student & that I would work on it for 2 hours a day for 1-2 weeks. Good decision? Bad decision? The pricing is still in the negotiation stage.
Just go with it. Experience will help you fine tune your rates. Maybe you'll discover you work quicker when being paid, or it takes you way more time than you thought, and you'll adjust accordingly next time. If the customer accepts the rate, and you think it's fair to you as the artist, just run with that.
Just go with it. Experience will help you fine tune your rates. Maybe you'll discover you work quicker when being paid, or it takes you way more time than you thought, and you'll adjust accordingly next time. If the customer accepts the rate, and you think it's fair to you as the artist, just run with that.
You're being so helpful! I dont understand why you bashed me on the other thread. I was just trying to help. But umm, I have another question now. He says that he can offer me payment at a later date. Also, he says the only thing he can offer me now is royalties and shares of the company. What should I do with that?
